TITLE:
A Narrative Study on Postmodern War Fiction Si je t’oublie, Bagdad
AUTHORS:
Ying Huang
KEYWORDS:
Neo-War, Female Narrative Voice, Marginal Man, Petit Narrative
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.8 No.9,
September
24,
2021
ABSTRACT: Inam Cachatchi’s novel Si je t’oublie, Bagdad expressed the individual’s existential dilemma between nations and races by replacing the traditional grand narrative with petit narration. Different from the Western discourse dominated Iraq war literature, the novel criticized the true nature of neo-war on violence, which entails the realization through the marginal woman’s perspective, non-liner narration and poetic narrative language. This thesis intends to explore the psychological shock and mental trauma by focusing on the narrative strategies, especially the narrative point of view, female narrative voice, and its unique narrative mode in this novel.